Less
Islamist terrorist
activity
More
0 mi 100
0 km 100
Gold
Mining areas in Niger
Uranium
France Germany Italy
51 or more
1
10-50
6-9
2-5
Boko Haram
Groups linked to Islamic State or al Qaeda
Other Islamist groups
Number of terrorist attacks, 2001–2018
Foreign military presence
Northbound migrant routes
Base, outpost,
or other installation
Major Other
United
States
United
Nations
Bourem
Ansongo
Araouane
Tessalit
Bordj Badji
Mokhtar
Mopti
Douentza
Ouahigouya
Ouagadougou
Ayorou
San
Koupéla
Taoudenni
Timbuktu
Goundam
Bèr
Blitta
Kumasi
Lomé
Gorom-Gorom
Gao
Aguelhok
Sansanné-
Mango
Tamale
Bobo-
Dioulasso
Lake Volta
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El Djouf
January 2018:
14 Malian
soldiers killed
December 2016:
12 Burkinabe
soldiers killed
August 2017:
21 killed in
restaurant attack
MALI
BURKINA
FASO
GHANA
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CÔTE
D’IVOIRE
(IVORY COAST)
AFRICA
ASIA
EUROPE
AREA
ENLARGED
AGADEZ
Bamako
Niamey
Khartoum
Tripoli
Cairo
Mogadishu
Addis
Ababa
ALGERIA
MALI
MAURITANIA
MOROCCO
TUNISIA
EGYPT
LIBYA
CHAD
CEN.
AF. REP.
DEM. REP.
OF THE CONGO
SUDAN
SOUTH
SUDAN
KENYA
UGANDA
ETHIOPIA
ERITREA
NIGERIA
CAMEROON
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A
L
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A
NIGER
PRECARIOUS
CROSSROADS
The arid expanses of Niger have been a nexus
of trade and transit for centuries. Impoverished
but relatively stable, the country is surrounded
by conflict zones where Islamist terrorist groups
have taken root. Western, UN, and regional mili-
tary forces all increasingly see Niger as a crucial
base for combating extremism in the region.
TERROR IN THE SAHEL
Thousands of UN and French
troops are deployed in Mali to
maintain regional stability. Yet
groups linked to the Islamic State
and al Qaeda regularly attack
both military and civilian targets.
DANGEROUS MIGRATION
Nearly nine of 10 migrants in northern Africa
are on the move to seek better economic
opportunities. They follow well-worn routes
through lands where the governments are
weak and terrorist groups are thriving.